A common phrase San Jose Sharks coach Ryan Warsofsky has said throughout training camp and the season is trying to build winning habits.<\/p>\n
But what exactly does Warsofsky mean by winning habits?<\/p>\n
\u201cThrough video. A lot of game management clips that we\u2019ve shown and we\u2019ll continue to show,\u201d Warsofsky said. \u201cWe\u2019re doing five on six for one minute. We\u2019re doing some five-on-five face-off drills. We are really breaking it down more than ever, and we\u2019re going to keep working at it and getting better at it.\u201d<\/p>\n
The San Jose Sharks head coach also told reporters that he pulls players aside for conversations as needed.<\/p>\n
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\u201c[There are those] guys that have some habits that we got to get rid of. Individually, we\u2019ve sat down one-on-one with either me or one of the assistant coaches,\u201d Warsofsky said. \u201cIt\u2019s a never ending process, and we\u2019re going to keep working at it and get this thing right.\u201d<\/p>\n
Warsofsky: “We got to get rid of the losing mentality. In every sport, there’s organizations that have kind of gone through something like this, and we’re trying to nip it in the butt. We’re trying to get out of it as quick as we can. <\/p>\n
“It’s a challenge to fight, [have] the\u2026\u2014 Sheng Peng (@Sheng_Peng) October 15, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n Warsofsky hasn\u2019t been able to build much lineup chemistry<\/a> early in the season due to poor results. After a strong first game against the Vegas Golden Knights, the Sharks\u2019 defensive details faltered against the Anaheim Ducks<\/a>. In the 5-1 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday, the coaching staff emphasized that the team needs to compete harder.<\/p>\n \u201cI liked our practice. Good intensity,\u201d Warsofsky said. \u201cI thought we were snapping around early, too, with those first couple of drills. Got into the meat of it and got some things done.\u201d<\/p>\n With a mix of veterans and young NHL stars, the San Jose Sharks need results from everyone. Warsofsky has multiple ways of going over what he expects from his team.<\/p>\n Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading.<\/p>\n When asked about veterans staying motivated to help his Sharks team, Warsofsky didn\u2019t sugarcoat what he expects from them.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s the NHL. This is a man\u2019s League. You\u2019re playing for a lot. You are playing for the logo on your chest, but you\u2019re also playing for the name on the back of your jersey as well,\u201d Warsofsky said. \u201cThere\u2019s some real truth to that. Your legacy and how you want to be remembered: Do you want to be the guy that helps fix us and get us out of this thing? Or do you want to be the guy that is not the solution? That\u2019s really what comes down to for me.\u201d<\/p>\n As a coach, Warsofsky knows that one of the hardest things to do is to keep his message to the Sharks from getting stale. He admits that it is one of the hardest things to do.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s a challenge, right? But that\u2019s coaching. It\u2019s to change a culture and to get this winning foundation in place. Unfortunately, you\u2019re going to piss a lot of people off. We\u2019re going to continue to work with the guys that we believe in, and if you\u2019re not the right guy, we\u2019ll move you out of here,\u201d Warsofsky warned. \u201cI know Mike [Grier] and I are on the same page with that. To create that culture, you piss people off, and people aren\u2019t going to like it.<\/p>\n Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading.<\/p>\n I think Nick Saban has a great quote: high achievers don\u2019t like mediocre people. Mediocre people don\u2019t like high achievers. We want high achievers. We\u2019ve got some young guys that you could put in that category. We could get more guys on board with that.\u201d<\/p>\n Read more news and stories about the San Jose Sharks on\u00a0Sharks Hockey Digest<\/a>! Bookmark the page and follow Sharks Hockey Digest on Twitter @SharksHKYDigest<\/a>!\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n